Fantômas (1913) Episode I In the Shadow of the Guillotine (Fantômas - À l’ombre de la guillotine)

Film series Fantômas is the first famous film criminal mastermind. He uses disguises, gentleman’s charm, and vicious ruthlessness to terrorize Paris. This episode is adapted from the first Fantômas novel - a translated edition is here. In this first episode he robs a princess, and then is suspected of involvement in the disappearance of a Lord Beltham. EPISODES 1-The theft at the Royal Palace Hotel 2-The disappearance of Lord Beltham 3-Around the gallows (from the guillotine) Cast René Navarre as Fantômas aka Gurn, Tom Bob and many other aliases Edmund Breon as Juve inspector Georges Melchior as Jérôme Fandor, reporter for the Capital newspaper and Juve collaborator Renée Carl plays Lady Beltham, Fantômas’s lover Jane Faber as Princess Danidoff Volbert as Valgrand Naudier like Nibet Maillard as Valgrand’s dresser Yvette Andréyor as Josephine Gaumont (production) Directed by Louis Feuillade Writte